11.3.4 Clipboard Creation - File Manager Test

The user can also use the File Manager's File Copy command to copy a special OLE format FileName to the clipboard. The FileName format can be used to create a package in the client application. OLE uses Packager, a Microsoft Windows, version 3.1 application, to create the package.

11.3.4.1 Copying a File to the Clipboard from the File Manager Test Case Ot-1

Precondition

The test application creates a file. The application can be either a client or server application.

Procedure

1.Open the File Manager, select the created file name, and choose File Copy to copy the file to the clipboard.

2.Open the clipboard and examine its contents.

The File Manager should have copied the FileName format to the clipboard.

3.Use Edit Paste to paste the copied file into a client application.

Postcondition

The packaged object should appear in the client application.

Activating the package in the client application starts the server application, opens the appropriate document, and the object operates as a linked object.

Activating the package from an OLE client application starts the application with a temporary file.